KRS 304.29-331: Licensing of agents of fraternal benefit societies.

(1) An agent of a fraternal benefit society shall be licensed as an agent in accordance

with the provisions of Subtitle 9 of this chapter regulating all aspects of agent

licenses.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section includes the requirement that the agent shall

satisfactorily complete the continuing education requirements in accordance with

KRS 304.9-295.

(3) An agent of a society shall be appointed by the society in accordance with the

provisions of Subtitle 9 of this chapter regulating all aspects of agent appointments.

(4) No examination or license shall be required of any regular salaried officer,

employee, or member of a licensed society who devotes substantially all of his

services to activities other than the solicitation of fraternal insurance contracts f rom

the public, and who receives for the solicitation of the contracts no commission or

other compensation directly dependent upon the amount of business obtained.

(5) Any agent, representative, or member of a society who devotes, or intends to

devote, les s than fifty percent (50%) of the person's time to the solicitation and

procurement of insurance contracts for the society shall be exempt from the

requirements of subsection (1) of this section. Any person who in the preceding

calendar year has solicited and procured life insurance contracts on behalf of any

society in an amount of insurance in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), or in

the case of any other kind or kinds of insurance which the society might write, on

the persons of more than twenty -five (25) individuals and who has received or will

receive a commission or other compensation therefor, shall be presumed to be

devoting, or intending to devote, fifty percent (50%) of time to the solicitation or

procurement of insurance contracts for such society.